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There’s more than one route into studying in our creative community. From Evening & Saturday Courses, to Foundation and BA courses, to research degrees, you’ll find a path through AUB that suits you. Simply select the course level you’d like to study.

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We believe people learn best in a vibrant, caring environment. We want to help you thrive while you’re here.

On campus, you’ll find lots of great resources, facilities and, most importantly, a friendly environment. Lots of the courses overlap or collaborate, so you’ll meet plenty of new friends studying other subjects.

You can find out more about life at AUB by exploring the sections below.

Established in 1883 as a specialist institution, Arts University Bournemouth is a leading University offering high quality specialist education in art, design, media and performance across the creative industries.

We’re passionate about the creative subjects we teach and continue to encourage curiosity, risk-taking and adventure in exploring and pushing subject knowledge and its boundaries.

The University is situated two miles from the centre of Bournemouth, on the border between Bournemouth and Poole. Here are details on how to get in touch and how find us.

At AUB, our flourishing research and scholarship culture celebrates and enables original investigation; extending knowledge fields and developing new understanding within the arts.

By promoting the pursuit of innovation and creativity, we encourage opportunities for establishing and sharing best practice in research and foster the development of critical perspectives that have traditionally lain outside discrete disciplines. We encourage the use of reflective teaching and learning practices as part of an interactive relationship with research.

Staff research is supported from within AUB by grants for particular projects and by a Research Fellowship programme offering generous remission from teaching and administration. Researchers are also encouraged to apply for external funding for the full range of research from practice through history and theory.

A proactive Research Forum enables staff to present work in progress and to hear and participate in discussions of research by distinguished visitors. Training and advice is available to those intending to apply for external funding.

The University occupies a significant position in the cultural nexus of the south west. The University’s own Gallery is an important showcase for creative work and there are established links with other arts institutions in the area.

Bournemouth Film School selects winner of Rycote Sound Award 2019

AUB's Bournemouth Film School has awarded Film Production student Rebeka Andersone the Rycote Sound Award 2019.
Rebeka Andersone has been awarded the Rycote Sound Award 2019 at Arts University Bournemouth's 2019 Graduation Ceremony for her work...

MA Film Practice Graduate Nominated For Tribeca Film Festival

MA Film Practice graduate, Darius Shu has been nominated for this year's Tribeca Film Festival, New York.
The nomination comes for his most recent short film His Hands, which was co-directed with Arron Blake.
Darius has also just been...

Two BA (Hons) Illustration students get shortlisted for the Penguin Student Design Awards.
AUB and the BA (Hons) Illustration team are excited to announce that two BA Illustration students have been shortlisted in the internationally recognised...

Graduate animation ‘Anna’ nominated for the National RTS Student Awards

BA (Hons) Animation Production's Jessica Mountfeilds 'Anna' is nominated for yet another award
The national judging of the Undergraduate Animation regional winning films from the RTS Student Television Awards 2019 has now taken place and a...

After screening at festival MONSTRA in Lisbon back in March, 2018 graduate, Jessica Mountfield's 'Anna' was selected for the MONSTRA à Solta (MONSTRA on the Loose) screening tour.
The goal of the tour is to take the new approaches, aesthetics,...

'Whispering Onion' has been selected for the ‘Student Films Competition’ programme at the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2019.
Animafest Zagreb was established in 1972 and is the second oldest film festival in the world...

A win for 2018 BA (Hons) Animation Production graduates at Animation Festival.
On Saturday the 9th of March, the day after graduate animation stopmotion production, 'Anna', by 2018 graduate Jessica Mountfield won best student animation at the RTS...

AUB PhD Student makes Ivan Juritz Prize Long List

Arts University Bournemouth PhD student, Juliette Losq has been included in the longlist for this years Ivan Juritz Prize.
The untitled work made the longlist in the Visual Art category of the 2019 prize.
When setting out the criteria for this...

Second-Year AUB Architecture and Textiles Students Exhibit at BEAF 2019

Second-year BA (Hons) Architecture and BA (Hons) Textiles students from Arts University Bournemouth will collaborate on a series of concepts for shipping containers in Boscombe High Street as part of the BEAF 2019 Festival.
Bournemouth Emerging...

Photography Course Leader and Senior Lecturer exhibit together in London

Contemporary art exhibition, Joy Before the Object manipulates viewer perception at Seventeen Gallery, London.
Curated by Hoxton Distillery and supported by Arts University Bournemouth, Joy Before the Object focuses on artwork that emphasises...

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at the Lighthouse

This may, AUB invited Dorset residents to a new musical adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ famous children’s classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which took place at the Lighthouse, Poole from Thursday 9th May to Saturday 11th May...

Springboard: Presented by BA (Hons) Dance at Pavilion Dance South West

On 28th April, BA (Hons) Dance students form Arts University Bournemouth will perform at Pavilion Dance South West in their annual dance platform event, Springboard.
The event is a collaboration between AUB and New Arts Centre,...